It is our third Christmas without Julius. The last 2 years we left town. Could not handle the memories. The Lord was gracious and He met us where we went. As the season came upon us I wondered how God was going to meet me this year. We are not going away and He knows how hard this time of year is for me. The speaker at our Women's event had just gone through the loss of a loved one and she ended her talk affirming that she was going to celebrate Christmas with even more gratitude this year because she said if not for Christmas, we would not have had the assurance of salvation in Christ and because of this assurance she would see her grandmother again. I have to admit I had dwelt on the dark side of the Christmas story every year. And there is a lot of darkness around it. But the point of it is the light that came into the world! After all the Bible tells us ; The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of